Rachel has this.I had some minor worries only b/c I didn't like all the "in-between chatter episodes" a little much telling me how great it will be vs showing me. No matter - now that the stories are here, the "goods are delivered" and the structure is there, it's back to Normal Gossip Normal, which BTW is Standard Podcast Excellent.

The new host is awesome! Could not disagree more with the low rates. I liked the previous host, but she made annoying sounds and talked in an exaggerated, fake happy voice that would sometimes be irritating to me. I liked the content enough to listen then but always found the previous host too scripted sounding. New host is way more genuine and calming to listen to. Huge improvement to the listening experience to a fun pod!

Okay I’ve been listening since the beginning and I loved Kelsey. I was really upset when she announced her departure and was worried about the new host. I’ll admit I went in with a terrible attitude about the change. Let me just say I was wrong. The new host reminds me of Kelsey in all of the best ways while adding a new perspective that I feel was missing before. I love her voice I love her outlook I love her methods of storytelling. Really happy with the new change and while I do miss Kelsey still, I’m loving the change!

Hard listen after Kelsey left.

This show used to be really great. The host has a great voice and a cool spirit, but the show really fell off. She needs some support. It’s just a lot of nonsensical chatter plus there’s a lot of hate. I had to unsubscribe.

Thrilled for her and love hearing her in my ears no matter where she is

I loved the show with Kelsey and still love the show with Rachel. The vibes overall are extremely similar and the stories are still great. I look forward to the episodes every week!

I really don’t care for the new format of the show. The storytelling just isn’t as good as it was previously. I hope the new host and producer can find their rhythm and bring some of the original energy back.

I used to love this show, but now that Kelsy has moved on I find it painful to listen to. And why is there so much erroneous cursing? I listen to hear the gossip and the great stories, not someones’ potty mouth!

As a late comer and oldest-to-newest listener, I was dreading when the host switch because of all the awful comments. I got there today and totally disagree! I think she’s great, and I enjoyed the premier of season 8. All the hate is unwarranted!

Get a cup of coffee and curl up on a rainy day to listen to this fun podcast. Super fun engaging listen.

Kelsey needs to return. The voice of the new host and the constant commentary about “white people” behavior has ruined this show. This was my favourite, but no longer.

I’ve been a listener since the beginning and love this podcast so much. It’s definitely top 3 for me. When the Kelsey announced her departure I was nervous the show would change and I wouldn’t love it anymore. I didn’t enjoy the bonus episode but told myself…. Let’s wait until the season starts. Well I was pleasantly surprised that the show followed the same format and I enjoyed the first episode. Hopefully the rest of this season is just as good.

Rachelle Hampton off to an awesome start. I think season 8 is going to be iconic!

i'm tired of seeing such hateful comments so i'm here to add some love. I am loving our new host and so excited to see where her and her team takes it. 🫶🏽 the most recent episode had me CACKLING. and a quick ps - everyone tripped up about the ONE bonus episode not being in standard format is absurd bc it's a "bonus" ie "different from the standard script" episode. the new season kicked off incredibly with the standard format so let's chill on that. also, to folks who claim that ng IS kelsey...that is an illusion. it's WHAT kelsey DID, along with so many other creative folks, and now she and others have moved on. it's called life.

Long time listener and will admit to having worries about how the show would change with a new host, but Rachel is a perfect choice! Love love love!

I'm going to try to give this season a chance, but the whole situation is sad. Normal Gossip was what it was because of Kelsey. The new host seems nice, but it's very hard for me to listen to a new voice and lisps are extremely triggering. This was my absolute favorite podcast that I recommended to everyone & it's not the same anymore.

Over the years it was definitely not as good as it was in the beginning but without Kelsey I am so sad and also confused?? She was so cute and bubbly and silly and also her voice is perfect for podcast. They should have searched harder for that replacement. Not anyone can do that and it feels like a slap in the face to all those who have been here since the beginning. Ugh

Fun chit chat and elaborate story telling with twists and turns. Love the new and old hosts and all the guests and submissions… collaborative effort!

I love this podcasts, and disagree with the recent 1 star reviews (honestly, half of them are just baselessly mean! Shut up lol). We haven’t have a new episode in awhile though - please keep them coming!

Listening to Normal Gossip makes me feel like I’m eating brunch with my best friends on a perfect spring day🥂

My god I don’t understand these negative reviews. I too was so sad to see Kelsey go, I will miss her. But I’m also loving Rachelle! They’re obviously different people so the podcast will sound different. But I’m looking forward to hearing her more. I’ll be listening and rooting for you Rachelle!!

Transitions are hard! I hate change! BUT, Rachelle seems cool. It’s almost impossible to step into the spot of a beloved host, and the learning curve is basically vertical for a popular podcast, so high fives to her for keeping the gossip flowing!

Normal Gossip was a personal brand for Kelsey. She may not have seen it that way but it was. You cannot just take a personal brand and hand it over to someone else and expect everything to be fine. That’s not how it works. Kelsey WAS Normal Gossip. It was a personal brand. I don’t hate Rachel by any means. The comments about her are mean. So far I’m not vibing with her but I did love her as a guest. It’s not about her though. It’s that this was a personal brand and you cannot hand a personal brand over to someone else. I’ve been trying to give it a shot but it’s just not working so far. So sad I lost my all time favorite podcast ever.

In the words of host Kelsey, this podcast is a little treat, a morsel. I’ve recommended it to so many people. Thank you for normalizing an extremely naturally and deliciously satisfying activity: gossip.

There’s been a few brutal one- or two-star reviews lately, so I’m here to throw a five-star one into the mix. Overall, Normal Gossip is a great podcast in spite of a few lousy episodes here and there. Rachelle seemed really friendly and engaging in her first episode so maybe let’s not Panic! at the Podcast just yet? New season kicks off in April. Give her a chance, folks.

I loved this podcast before they turned it over to Rachel. I heard Rachel on another podcast and couldn’t stand her. Taking this pod from someone so bubbly and happy to someone with a voice that turns people off or is just plain boring makes me extremely sad. I won’t be listening anymore. Too bad, it was great.

This podcast started off as something original punchy and fun but has become a weird self congratulatory love fest with boring stories that are flat or hard to follow.

I think unfortunately I’m done with this podcast. It’s been 30 minutes and the story still hasn’t started. Just some random and go about a non-gossip story regarding a coat, and a couple random statements from people online? I’m not gonna keep fast forwarding to get to the actual content. I’m sorry, but this is my last listen. Very disappointing, used to love this show.

This felt like being at a dinner with two people who work together talking about work inside jokes :( it was hard to follow and a lot of giggling. Bummed out because this was such a great podcast, and the new host seems amazing but missed the mark with this.

I was a rabid Normal Gossip fan for the first few seasons. Recommended it to family and friends. Listened the moment a new episode was released. Loved it. I expected some changes when Kelsey announced her departure, but could not have anticipated that the show would veer so dramatically. I’m sure it’s super challenging to step into a role and podcast established by another entertainer, but the new format feels like being stuck in a room overhearing a disjointed conversation between strangers. The storytelling component feels lost. Hope they can support the new host in getting NG back to what it once was.

I loved this podcast, listened faithfully for several years & recommended it to friends. The new bonus episode has me worried. I was a little bummed to hear Kelsey say she was leaving last episode but at leastRachelle sounded cool. Then this bonus episode came out and… it is not good. It’s like listening to 2 friends yap at each other while excluding you, the listener, from the conversation. I hope they can go back to the old format and give the new host better material/guests to work with, because I’d love to give her a chance.

This has been my favorite podcast OF ALL TIME. I really wanted to give the new host the benefit of the doubt. On her first episode, I could not stop counting how many times she said egggggsactly. Whatever, she’d figure it out. I turned the bonus episode off and came to the comments and read exactly what I was thinking, not sure what the thoughts around that episode were supposed to be. Such a bummer, I’m down to try again if we can get back to the stories. I understand people move on and start different projects. This has just seriously been my favorite podcast in the history of ever until now.

After listening to a few episodes, you might be grossed out a bit. The host celebrates gossip in all sorts of frilly and self-justifying ways — a communications network for the oppressed, the righteous response of the powerless, etc. — but ignores the many ways that malicious gossip can be an abusive tool of the powerful over the powerless (did they not attend an average junior high school? Or maybe they were the bullies?). People lose their jobs, relationships, and happiness over stories spread about them. Kelsey and her partners act like this is all some proto-revolutionary noble activity. There is also no guarantee that anything you hear on this show is actually the truth of the matter (the targets of the story would likely have a very different point of view). While it can be occasionally amusing, I call b.s. on the entire premise of the show. The sanctimonious Woke interjections, stated like they were divine truths, also do nothing to draw listeners in.

This show used to be truly incredible. The bonus episode with the new host was truly awful. Just rambling without structure. They need to have a big overhaul and coach her to be better. Very close to abandoning this podcast entirely

So are we just done telling stories ? Bring back the old format please, the world does not need another podcast of people just chatting

And I love the new host. Please stop saying TREAT. This bonus episode I almost couldn’t listen to.

The bonus episode just told me loud and clear that this podcast just isn’t for me anymore. Didn’t need to hear the new host go on and on about how much alcohol she drank and what a mess she was/is. Grow up. I’m out.

I love the show. I love the Tea, and I’m happy for the anonymity give.

I just started listening and I LOVE THIS! I’m constantly looking for a #nobummer podcast and this is the best.

Truly disappointed with what the new host has done to the show. No story/gossip anymore which is why I came to the show originally. Unsubscribed from the show :(

Hilarious demented in the best way possible 🩷🩷🩷

Like please

I would have five star because the content is excellent. However I cannot condone infantalizing women by calling grownups girls

I like, wanted to like this podcast right like… like right like like right like like right like

I started listening to this podcast a few days ago and can’t get enough! Kelsey and her guests are so funny and the stories are silly and entertaining. Great and easy listen

Ok, this is my all-time favorite podcast. I love love love Kelsey and, if I’m honest, I don’t love when I lose my host😤However, Rachelle is witty & hilarious so I pretty much knew it would be fine. After hearing the cruise episode, I know it won’t just be fine, it’s going to be great! I’ll miss you Kelsey & thank you for making my week for three years! Rachelle, let’s f’ing go!!

So sad that Kelsey is stepping down. Part of podcasts is not just the content but the host themselves is very important, especially their voice. Wish they would’ve included their listeners more in the decision of who is taking over. Oh well enjoyed it while it lasted. Would rather find a new podcast than listen to someone else I don’t find endearing in the same way.

This show used to be one of my favorites, but it seems to be running out of stories and the host just announced that they are leaving—a total surprise. I gave it a shot, and the newest gossip story is about a woman who works on a cruise ship and wants a contraband hotplate that she willingly gave to another person. There seemed like a lack of a plot and the episode was over 45 minutes. I’m bored, and I unsubscribed today. The new host seems fine.

This is my favorite podcast of all time and I would be HEARTBROKEN to learn our host bestie is leaving and the ONLY PERSON I WANT TO HOST IS NOW HOSTING! Y’all, check out every episode, but don’t worry about the change bc it’s gonna be ⭐️🔥🚀